Reviews tagging 'Death'

These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever

64 reviews

addyruth17's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Slowly enthralling, creeping like ivy growing up a brick wall. Many character moments and traits in the beginning that I felt saw right through me, which is scary by the end. Nemerever paints so well with words--I love the color scheme and I enjoy how uncomfortably visceral the senses were. There's a lot of build-up, so the pay-off is a bit disappointing to me; maybe one could argue that's part of the genius, leaving the reader suspended.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Toxic relationship, Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Drug use, Gaslighting, Grief, Cursing, Homophobia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

torismazarine's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Moderate: Drug use, Suicide, Antisemitism, Car accident, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Alcohol, Sexual content, and War

sheshallbenamed's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Suicide, Self harm, Death of parent, Murder, and Death

Minor: Rape

mathildemroy's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Physical abuse, Classism, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Suicide, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Vomit, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, and Emotional abuse

shegoteverythin's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

“All they were—all they had ever been—was a pair of sunflowers who each believed the other was the sun.”  Haven't stopped thinking about this book for weeks now. The absolute tragedies that are Paul Fleischer and Julian Fromme. I loved the writing in this and especially the depiction of Paul's progression as a character and how he as an unreliable narrator perceived Julian and their relationship. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Suicide, Death, and Gaslighting

Minor: Sexual assault

abrasieve's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Homophobia, Physical abuse, and Classism

Moderate: Self harm, Grief, Murder, and Blood

Minor: Car accident

introverted_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Murder, Death, Violence, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Suicide, Homophobia, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Kidnapping

mrclintdavis's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Self harm

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Alcohol, War, Stalking, Sexual violence, Homophobia, and Kidnapping

wackly93's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Murder, Suicide, Self harm, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Stalking, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Death of parent

niccolowilliam's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Wow. Damn.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Violence, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Blood, Death, Suicide attempt, Classism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Drug use, Alcohol, Religious bigotry, Outing, and Antisemitism

Minor: Police brutality and War